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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – last round

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Playing Hall (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Playing Hall (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Caruana won the championship with 8.5 out of 11.

Results of the last round

GM Onischuk, Alexander 5.5 2664 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 4.0 2615 ½-½
GM Xiong, Jeffery 5.0 2618 GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.5 2528 ½-½
GM Robson, Ray 6.5 2663 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 7.0 2787 ½-½
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2618 GM So, Wesley 7.0 2773 ½-½
GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 2678 GM Shankland, Samuel L 4.0 2656 ½-½
IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 GM Caruana, Fabiano 7.5 2795 0-1

Final standings

GM Caruana, Fabiano 8.5 2795
GM So, Wesley 7.5 2773
GM Nakamura, Hikaru 7.5 2787
GM Robson, Ray 7.0 2663
GM Onischuk, Alexander 6.0 2664
GM Xiong, Jeffery 5.5 2618
GM Kamsky, Gata 5.0 2678
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.5 2618
GM Akobian, Varuzhan 4.5 2615
GM Shankland, Samuel L 4.5 2656
GM Shabalov, Alexander 4.0 2528
IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477

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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 10th round

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So-Robson (Photo by Lennart Ootes)

So-Robson (Photo by Lennart Ootes)

Caruana leads with 7.5 out of 10.

Results of the 10th round

GM Akobian, Varuzhan 3.0 2615 IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 1-0
GM Caruana, Fabiano 7.0 2795 GM Kamsky, Gata 4.0 2678 ½-½
GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.5 2656 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 3.5 2618 ½-½
GM So, Wesley 6.5 2773 GM Robson, Ray 6.0 2663 ½-½
GM Nakamura, Hikaru 6.0 2787 GM Xiong, Jeffery 5.0 2618 1-0
GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528 GM Onischuk, Alexander 5.0 2664 ½-½

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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 9th round

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Lenderman-Caruana (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Lenderman-Caruana (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Caruana leads with 7 points.

Results of the 9th round

GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2.0 2615 0-1
GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.5 2664 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 5.5 2787 ½-½
GM Xiong, Jeffery 4.5 2618 GM So, Wesley 6.0 2773 ½-½
GM Robson, Ray 5.5 2663 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2656 ½-½
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 3.5 2618 GM Caruana, Fabiano 6.0 2795 0-1
GM Kamsky, Gata 3.0 2678 IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 1-0

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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 8th round

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Caruana-Robson (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Caruana-Robson (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Caruana and So lead with 6 out of 8.

Results of the 8th round

GM Akobian, Varuzhan 1.5 2615 GM Kamsky, Gata 2.5 2678 ½-½
IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 2.5 2618 0-1
GM Caruana, Fabiano 5.5 2795 GM Robson, Ray 5.0 2663 ½-½
GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.5 2656 GM Xiong, Jeffery 4.0 2618 ½-½
GM So, Wesley 5.5 2773 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2664 ½-½
GM Nakamura, Hikaru 4.5 2787 GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528 1-0

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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 7th round

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Jeffery Xiong (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Jeffery Xiong (Photo by Austin Fuller)

So and Caruana lead with 5.5 points out of 7.

Results of the 7th round

GM Nakamura, Hikaru 3.5 2787 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 1.5 2615 1-0
GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528 GM So, Wesley 4.5 2773 0-1
GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.0 2664 GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.5 2656 1-0
GM Xiong, Jeffery 3.5 2618 GM Caruana, Fabiano 5.0 2795 ½
GM Robson, Ray 4.0 2663 IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 1-0
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 2.0 2618 GM Kamsky, Gata 2.0 2678 ½

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